family fun

Okay, so there are some things I think I will never get too old to enjoy... Here is a well-documented method to turn Mentos and Diet Coke into a raging fountain of soda.

Gotta try this with the kids!

The Kroc Community Center offers its ice skating rink for public use at least once per day. Check the schedule for dates and details. Cost: $6.50 to skate, $2.50 to rent skates.

The children of Epmi village play a game called Tali Masok. They explained it to me and I decided I’d share it with you!

Teams

Tali Masok is played by two teams of three to six players. The number of players must be the same on each team.

Setup

The playing field must be marked out on the ground with chalk or paint or, as the Walsa children use, ashes. Its pattern is always the same, but its size is determined by how many players there are on a team. The standard field has six squares and accomodates four or five players. Another pair of squares must be added for playing with teams of six.

When we lived in Papua New Guinea, we watched the games played by village children with curiosity. One tag game, which they called Tali Masok involved a pair of teams taking turns strategically guarding lines or avoiding being tagged.

Here are some more sites with games form around the world:

• Kids Games from Around the World
• GamesKidsPlay.net
  

Games on the Web

MSN Zone Kids

Mummy Maze from MSN Zone

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Alchemy

The kids love to visit the tide pools below Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma. Check out the tide prediction and go some time! The park closes before dusk so be sure to plan your visit to coincide not only with low tide but also the hours of operation.